The Punisher DESTROYS The Marvel Universe!

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2 жыл бұрын

What happens when Frank Castle's wife and kids are caught in the crossfire of a super-hero battle instead of a gangland slaying? Find out as Castle vows vengeance on a world full of Marvel heroes as the Punisher! Never miss an episode by subscribing today! bit.ly/2WYvgkt #marvel #punisher
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@Cull_Obsidian
@Cull_Obsidian 2 жыл бұрын
You know, I’ve been watching Back Issues since the TV Little House days, but I think my favourite issues are the ones where Sal not only explains the arc but also explains what’s going on in comics and the people who worked on it in general. It’s a great way to add context to the books!
@spoogtastic
@spoogtastic 2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more! The context episodes are the very best.
@karimzaid9726
@karimzaid9726 2 жыл бұрын
Agree 100%
@tomrennie8447
@tomrennie8447 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's good to watch them after reading a story because it adds a lot to the experience of the comics. I've always thought the channel deserves more views and recognising because it's so much better than 99% of content on KZbin real genuine personality, informative and well produced
@rainpunk
@rainpunk 2 жыл бұрын
Completly 👍
@davidreyna7410
@davidreyna7410 Жыл бұрын
YESYES those episodes are the best!!!!
@adambuckley2270
@adambuckley2270 2 жыл бұрын
I love how, consistently, over the years, Sal has referred to Ben Reilly as simply 'The Clone'. Cold, man. Cold.
@slightlyhoopla4215
@slightlyhoopla4215 2 жыл бұрын
Well considering most fans hate Peter David’s run which gave him a personality and prefer stuff that makes him Peter but no life events and less personality. Might as well be his actual name
@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 2 жыл бұрын
No one in my family knew anyone in Mỹ Lai, but everyone eventually learned of it. And all of us in the new generation are all told the story of it. I never thought I would hear about it here of all places, in a story about Punisher taking down the Marvel Universe. Thank you, Sal, for doing the research and presenting it here.
@Lordmustard
@Lordmustard Жыл бұрын
My Lai ?
@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache Жыл бұрын
@@Lordmustard Yeah.
@Lordmustard
@Lordmustard Жыл бұрын
@@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache my yeah was more like a question pardon me I dont think I’ve heard of that place
@thread6971
@thread6971 4 ай бұрын
@@Lordmustardit’s talked about in the episode? If you watched the video 😭
@JoshWolabaugh
@JoshWolabaugh 2 жыл бұрын
This comic has big "Thanks, I hate it" energy. Great episode 💯
@saltinecracker4081
@saltinecracker4081 2 жыл бұрын
That’s just half of anything written by Garth Ennis
@marvelanddcretrospective
@marvelanddcretrospective Жыл бұрын
@@saltinecracker4081 that should be the tagline to The Boy's comics. "Thanks I hate it".
@roxtechs
@roxtechs Жыл бұрын
What about Marvel Zombies though
@TheGreatDevlin
@TheGreatDevlin 2 жыл бұрын
Tiffany roasting Kingpin for literally no reason 😂
@TheRealZubes
@TheRealZubes 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know, it's like the Amazing Spider-man #542 dialog with Kingpin just never left my brain!
@TupocalypseShakur
@TupocalypseShakur 2 жыл бұрын
This is Punisher's plot armor pushed to it's logical extreme
@ericstaples7220
@ericstaples7220 2 жыл бұрын
More like what happens when you remove superheroes' plot armor and just fight them with conventional weapons.
@akiraeatsguitarpicks491
@akiraeatsguitarpicks491 Жыл бұрын
@@ericstaples7220 that makes no sense though. Some of them have ACTUAL armor
@ericstaples7220
@ericstaples7220 Жыл бұрын
@@akiraeatsguitarpicks491 Okay, and how long have normal humans had armor irl?
@akiraeatsguitarpicks491
@akiraeatsguitarpicks491 Жыл бұрын
@@ericstaples7220 what does this have to do with anything
@ericstaples7220
@ericstaples7220 Жыл бұрын
@@akiraeatsguitarpicks491 The gun is mightier than the armor. Just requires you build a big enough gun.
@sciencefantastic
@sciencefantastic 2 жыл бұрын
This was…insanely dark for what amounts to a s**tpost what-if comic. I think that My Lai bit was Ennis acknowledging the gravity of Frank’s actions as bitter irony as well subverting the silly power fantasy of the book. Frank may be a hard ass soldier, but he’s still a mass murderer and no amount of vengeance can excuse his actions. Is Garth Ennis scolding his audience for thinking the Punisher is cool?
@JohnClark-tt2bl
@JohnClark-tt2bl 2 жыл бұрын
Better than the current day, where every armed wannabe hero thinks Punisher is just the coolest. That alone makes me question their sanity.
@kingkuriboh4528
@kingkuriboh4528 2 жыл бұрын
@@JohnClark-tt2bl yeah and policemen who uses The punisher’s symbol. Just no.
@the_rose_garden01
@the_rose_garden01 2 жыл бұрын
@@kingkuriboh4528 One of my favorite modern Punisher moments is when he finds a cop with a Punisher sticker on his car, rips it up, and tells him that if he wants a hero, then he can go to Captain America because Frank knows he's not a role model
@capsjukebox
@capsjukebox 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Ennis had made it very clear in interviews during the MAX run that Frank is a sociopath looking for an excuse.
@creed8712
@creed8712 2 жыл бұрын
@@the_rose_garden01 that’s funny because last I remember people weren’t to hype about Steve after he became a Nazi. Which I guess Frank was for awhile as well so
@karl_alan
@karl_alan 2 жыл бұрын
What the heck did superheroes do to Garth Ennis? Did they hurt his family, rub his face in the mud when he was a kid, kick a puppy?
@mttylerdurden9
@mttylerdurden9 2 жыл бұрын
THEY POISONED HIS WATER SUPPLY, BURNED HIS CROPS AND DELIVERED A PLAUGE INTO HIS HOUSE!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Subject_Keter
@Subject_Keter 2 жыл бұрын
A kid who like Superman probably beat his teeth in seemingly.
@mttylerdurden9
@mttylerdurden9 2 жыл бұрын
@@Subject_Keter Garth Ennis actually likes Superman
@NoBody-lj5xh
@NoBody-lj5xh 2 жыл бұрын
@@mttylerdurden9 Which, I think, is the fucking weirdest thing about his relationship with Superhero Comics. Ask the man about Batman, he'll rail against him as a "fascist who abuses poor people for fun", but Superman? A guy with unlimited power making choices without consulting humanity at the expense of human lives? Naw, he's a nice dude so he's cool.
@architeuthis3476
@architeuthis3476 Жыл бұрын
@Karl Alan Ennis was inspired to become a comics writer by reading Pat Mills' comics. If yoo've never read anything by Mills and don't understand his outlook on superhero comics, I invite yoo to read _Marshall Law._
@TimedRevolver
@TimedRevolver 2 жыл бұрын
This book gets pretty raw...but to me, Punisher MAX will always be the most crushingly heavy Punisher. Some of the things that happen in that run just leave you numb.
@Nastyn1nja808
@Nastyn1nja808 2 жыл бұрын
'Cuda shows up and hell yah!
@sergioruiz733
@sergioruiz733 2 жыл бұрын
Especially the Barracuda stuff.
@Devypocalypse
@Devypocalypse 2 жыл бұрын
'The Slavers' practically left me speechless for a few minutes after I finished it. Merciless run of comics, one of the very best ever, though not for the faint of heart.
@TimedRevolver
@TimedRevolver 2 жыл бұрын
@@Devypocalypse That story is the one time he said he wished The Punisher was real.
@Devypocalypse
@Devypocalypse 2 жыл бұрын
@@TimedRevolver absolutely. I think he conveys that through Frank as well. Can't remember the exact wording, but it's when he's thrown that woman through the windows several stories up and he says to himself he hasn't hated anyone like the slavers for a long, long time.
@Ka_Five
@Ka_Five 2 жыл бұрын
Tiffany's quick "Which one?" was one of the funniest things 🤣💀
@alexsilva28
@alexsilva28 2 жыл бұрын
Ben was like "Wish I would've thought of that"
@Cpt.LEEBOY
@Cpt.LEEBOY 2 жыл бұрын
I remember when I kept asking for this so long ago. Time has sure flown by and heare I am turning 23 in a couple weeks and I spent the past 8 or 9 years watching you guys. It's so crazy that everything I've been through I always had you guys to look forward too. Thank you for all the great memories guys
@Damon.
@Damon. 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@This.ability
@This.ability 2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised Frank didn't just lure Wolverine out into the deep ocean somewhere. (Toss him over the side, he sinks like a stone and keeps drowning over and over again). Btw, now that Immortal Hulk is done, any plans to pick up where we left off? Take care, guys :)
@greenygal6641
@greenygal6641 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly, the Daredevil stuff is what really irritates me about this comic. (Which, I mean, is because I'm a Daredevil fan, but still.) Punisher kills every Marvel hero? Sure, whatever, does what it says on the tin. But Matt Murdock being able to defend him in court and emotionally reach out to him, again and again, as he's unstoppably murdering his way through hundreds of Matt's friends and comrades? Matt in this book is just as much of a cardboard cutout as the rest of the characters, except the book wants us to be touched by it.
@ZB3003
@ZB3003 2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing pages of this book as a kid and being traumatised lol. I asked someone my mum was dating who was a Wolverine fan if he could die by being electrocuted and reduced to a skeleton and he laughed and said no.
@loudtaste1046
@loudtaste1046 2 жыл бұрын
Seriously lazy writing
@ericstaples7220
@ericstaples7220 2 жыл бұрын
@@loudtaste1046 Nothing is lazy about it at all. Wolverine's healing factor was much weaker in the 90's.
@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038
@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038 2 жыл бұрын
This feels like a very early idea for Civil War type story. I can see this bleeding into heroes fighting heroes and lack of accountability causing needless casualties.
@rudedude7874
@rudedude7874 Жыл бұрын
This story also has very early proto ideas for The Boys with the group of people who were wronged by Superheroes
@SettlingNomads
@SettlingNomads 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not a comic book reader, but I love the lore and well I'm that average comicbook movie fan, but I try to deep dive a little. And your videos are incredible! I love how you guys discuss these stories and add your touch with banter and jokes. Love your stuff. Also, your videos are like story time for me. I put them on and go for a bike ride and it's my fun time :)
@galvatron3323
@galvatron3323 2 жыл бұрын
Its gŕeat biking listening alright.
@kingkuriboh4528
@kingkuriboh4528 2 жыл бұрын
I listen to them at work 😂
@SettlingNomads
@SettlingNomads 2 жыл бұрын
@@galvatron3323 I started biking last year and found out this whole new world of audio entertainment in podcasts+videos. It's like, I'm still spending the same time, I was spending before. But now instead of a screen, it's outdoors while getting some fresh air and getting healthy lol
@SettlingNomads
@SettlingNomads 2 жыл бұрын
@@kingkuriboh4528 Oh yeah, people give lo-fi a lot of credit, but once you find your comfort YT channel, it makes a huge difference while doing any type of work :)
@galvatron3323
@galvatron3323 2 жыл бұрын
@@SettlingNomads Good for you get out there!
@brianadkins3880
@brianadkins3880 2 жыл бұрын
3:26 A similar riddle was asked by The Sphinx in All Star Superman. The answer was: " They surrender."
@PhoenixEnforcer101
@PhoenixEnforcer101 2 жыл бұрын
I've always heard about this one in the "X kills the marvel universe" discussions but never bothered to read it. The premise sounded more ridiculous than the others tbh
@lazarussolomon3541
@lazarussolomon3541 2 жыл бұрын
This is what I don't get when they try to say that Punisher wouldn't respect Captin America. Im pretty sure Even though Captin America was an army soldier and frank was a marine, Frank would be randomly quizzed on what Captin America's favorite book as a child, because he was that damn important. I mean they do shit like that for Roy benevitaz, Desmond Doss, Sargent York and many others, all be it for their respective branches
@grantnewton4230
@grantnewton4230 2 жыл бұрын
It’s not the length of the Back Issues, it’s what you do with it.
@capsjukebox
@capsjukebox 2 жыл бұрын
Still think the best Punisher story is Born. Gives depth to Frank’s military service and establishes that Frank was broken waaaaay before his family is murdered.
@bacsilva
@bacsilva 2 жыл бұрын
Can we make Ennis a permanent resident of the Wrong Box?
@Shootblade
@Shootblade 2 жыл бұрын
I think Frank mentions Mỹ Lai to insinuate that Mỹ Lai is a part of Frank's past, he is a bad person who does bad things. His family made him suppress all that, but with them dead P.O.S. Frank is doin what he does because that is who he is.
@Javierm0n0
@Javierm0n0 2 жыл бұрын
That would also inform why this ends the way it does.
@AnarchicArachnid
@AnarchicArachnid 2 жыл бұрын
he still isn't the worse tho, as Cuda shows
@kiko1935
@kiko1935 2 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard about Mỹ Lai since highschool, did not expect to hear about it again here. Appropriate reference that doesn't glorify the violence Frank commits
@thread6971
@thread6971 2 жыл бұрын
I guess they forgot Thor was a Marvel character? Or maybe Ennis just couldn't figure out a way to kill him?
@calvinjluther
@calvinjluther 2 жыл бұрын
The Punisher DESTROYS the Marvel Universe with FACTS and LOGIC.
@loudtaste1046
@loudtaste1046 2 жыл бұрын
Punisher : Boom another fanboy rekt
@kingkuriboh4528
@kingkuriboh4528 2 жыл бұрын
@@loudtaste1046 for real 😂 I hated this comic because I was like “No! That’s how that works” and then punisher would look at me say “oh yeah nerd? Cry me river”
@loudtaste1046
@loudtaste1046 2 жыл бұрын
@@kingkuriboh4528 that’s how I felt as well 😂
@masonbrown3423
@masonbrown3423 2 жыл бұрын
holy shit.... this went in not only just "Thanks, i hate it" but it went heavy! especially when in 31:35 to 31:56, it went heavy! damn. what a heavy (but still have LOLs in it) back issues episode for a book that was requested for a while. good job guys! ;) #ComicPOP
@kishkishkish4797
@kishkishkish4797 2 жыл бұрын
I guess it was a pretty heavy episode
@masonbrown3423
@masonbrown3423 2 жыл бұрын
@@kishkishkish4797 yeah. but at the same time... it's also a very good episode. a very good punisher episode.
@rabl3535
@rabl3535 2 жыл бұрын
That’s usually the case with most things Garth Ennis writes. A good reason why the tv show for The Boys works is they edit out a lot of the more edgelord, gratuitous nonsense Ennis put into the book.
@AkiDave
@AkiDave 2 жыл бұрын
Great episode and the ending is the most Garth Ennis thing I’ve ever heard in my whole life
@loganthomas2421
@loganthomas2421 2 жыл бұрын
Fun backissues. Hope you guys do more of Ennis’ Punisher run from Born, to Welcome back Frank, to maybe some of his Max run
@SnekChrmr
@SnekChrmr 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to see you guys cover Ennis’ Punisher Max run, it’s probably my favorite punisher run alongside Jason Aaron’s
@austinharvey7644
@austinharvey7644 2 жыл бұрын
I actually read this as a child, right off the comic rack in my local Wegmans. It blew my mind because I was unaware of the "What-Ifs" and alternate reality junk and honestly thought this is how everything Marvel ended. I remember feeling really conflicted about it for weeks after and thinking about it alot. On one hand, I wanted to just hate the story because all my favorite heroes were killed, but I also couldn't ignore the points that were brought up. Obviously, I had no idea about the Mỹ Lai massacre, but it made me start thinking about how people could be crippled/killed by getting caught in battles between superhumans and how lives could be ruined so easily even by the good guys. I mean, when you think about it, most superheroes tend to use the city they're supposed to be protecting as one giant wrestling ring! I honestly wish this perspective was brought up more in superhero media today, because this really needs to be properly addressed. So, it is very frustrating that Disney just wants everyone to think that no one is ever hurt when Iron Man and Hulk are ripping the city apart and smashing through buildings.
@morgue3824
@morgue3824 2 жыл бұрын
Have you guys thought of covering Spider-Girl on back issues? I think it would be amazing!
@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038
@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038 2 жыл бұрын
Just watched this for the second time and this already one of my all time favorites. Can I just say how hilarious Tiffany is? Like I'm wheezing with laughter and then she says something really poignant and I'm 'oh' ....
@jscotthatcher380
@jscotthatcher380 2 жыл бұрын
you had me at "The".
@spoogtastic
@spoogtastic 2 жыл бұрын
I love that Tiffany said only get upset if the writer does a shit job at heroes fighting then just a bit later Ennis has Frank just shoot Banner and that works....I absolutely love how that played out.
@comixproviderftw_02
@comixproviderftw_02 2 жыл бұрын
Just imagine them doing a What If episode on this and getting Jon Bernthal to voice it.
@kbowie123
@kbowie123 2 жыл бұрын
Oh boy, let's see how Frank messes it up this time...
@WhiteRaven696
@WhiteRaven696 2 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know there was an original one from the 90’s. I only knew about the Cannibal Universe where Punisher himself was the one who infected everybody LOL
@nikhilkapoor428
@nikhilkapoor428 2 жыл бұрын
The thumbnail looks like a POV of you battling Sal in YuGiOh and he just activated your trap card.
@misterclark2028
@misterclark2028 2 жыл бұрын
Hey man most of us powerscalers aren't that crazy about stats and stuff, we're just tying to have fun lol
@TheRealZubes
@TheRealZubes 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, as long as it for the sake of fun!
@EnoughMold
@EnoughMold 2 жыл бұрын
This was a fantastic episode, it was a heavy topic but i love that i learn from this channel just as much as i get laughs from it.
@willmartinez1606
@willmartinez1606 2 жыл бұрын
ive been so busy with recovery and getting my life right. but i always have time for the couch. NJ representing
@TheRealZubes
@TheRealZubes 2 жыл бұрын
Hey! I hope things are getting better!
@misterclark2028
@misterclark2028 2 жыл бұрын
Ever since I discovered your channel I've been waiting for this, thank you so much for doing the book I always wanted you to do
@pay7232
@pay7232 2 жыл бұрын
This is the highlight in the Garth Ennis Punisher omnibus. So glad to hear Sal and the gang rant about it😂
@codystork3008
@codystork3008 2 жыл бұрын
It will never happen but Unbeatable X-men is a killer title for an Iska Squirrel girl team up book
@loudtaste1046
@loudtaste1046 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this one thank you for covering it
@armed.armadillo2638
@armed.armadillo2638 2 жыл бұрын
This was a great listen. I love when you guys don't gloss over things and go in-depth to the history.
@Ayrton_Chitwood
@Ayrton_Chitwood 2 жыл бұрын
I hope you cover Punisher Max one day, you guys would explain it so perfectly.
@the_rose_garden01
@the_rose_garden01 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely despise this comic, it's so stupid and Garth Ennis should stop writing superhero comics because he is very vocal about hating them. That being said, fun video and I love it when you guys do something. Great video as always
@Grievousish
@Grievousish 2 жыл бұрын
I'm early in to the episode so idk if this gets touched upon but the start of this book really feels like the premise of The Boys. I can see Garth maybe double dipped a bit
@sombrashadow0013
@sombrashadow0013 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! That I think is the third time a comic book or comic related media taught me about history. The first was the Watchmen show with Tulsa, then Static with the Philadelphia apartment bombings and now the My Lai massacre. I can't believe we never learned about any of this in school
@lowshawn6269
@lowshawn6269 2 жыл бұрын
i feel bad for matt
@yabbadabbindude
@yabbadabbindude Ай бұрын
What an awesome episode. I even learned something i should have known about sooner
@pillsburydoughbane2618
@pillsburydoughbane2618 2 жыл бұрын
Great Back Issues! Thanks guys
@dakenscholz3585
@dakenscholz3585 2 жыл бұрын
Ben asks the realest question in the last second of the episode! 😂
@diegoyerse593
@diegoyerse593 2 жыл бұрын
Simply Fantastic. Another Banger, I hope yall are doing well. I wonder if Ben took the issue home to read.
@captaincomics3626
@captaincomics3626 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this video and honestly I like your take on ennis and on the punisher 😊❤that's my note please make more
@Werferharfer
@Werferharfer 2 жыл бұрын
so this is basically where "The Boys" came from, the Punisher is the Butcher
@Iwoply
@Iwoply 2 жыл бұрын
sal, as someone who missed a lot of school, I am very grateful for the history additions that are added to back issues when references to past events are made. While in this case it's very dark to hear about, I find even the dark historic topics like my lai a very important addition to the series. that being said, thank you for the video, what a rollercoster of a book and the rooftop matt ending hits hard.
@valiantshadow89
@valiantshadow89 2 жыл бұрын
Garth’s disdain for superheroes just… depresses me.
@jwm1444
@jwm1444 Жыл бұрын
I find it very interesting that Ennis chose to use Kesserling here. If you add in the Mai Lai aspect, I think it's Ennis talking about how American's learned the wrong lesson from helping defeat the Nazi's and how it glorified war and radicalized young men to be willing to commit atrocities. An oddly fascinating book for an idea so creatively bankrupt on the surface.
@GTMQ8
@GTMQ8 2 жыл бұрын
I had a copy of this book when it first came out in 1995. I was absolutely in love with the story as I also was with What If? Stories that I also collected and read back then. I did unfortunately sell that original copy some years ago. I wish I still had it.
@shadowman64100
@shadowman64100 2 жыл бұрын
Great episode.
@Thrui
@Thrui 2 жыл бұрын
Lmao "we had a team-up. You were great" was a great line. I gotta find that comic
@michaellabonte6390
@michaellabonte6390 2 жыл бұрын
I do really respect the way you guys deal with heavy topics. I know of a few younger viewers that watch this (not tooo too young) and although it's not a kid show I think you handle those topics pretty well and the education is actually important imo. Hell I'm 21 and I never heard of My Lai, I'm glad you brought it up because things like that shouldnt be ignored and you did it in a very respectful and classy way. Cheers! Excited for more content
@25kidd
@25kidd 2 жыл бұрын
This another great episode of back issues I expected this comic to be a back issues episode.
@gregcourtney751
@gregcourtney751 2 жыл бұрын
Sal's thing on frank just shooting microchip occured in Ellis's punisher max. There microchip joined in the government's effort to get frank to help in the war on terror but it failed and frank shot him.
@FrankGallows
@FrankGallows 2 жыл бұрын
Cykes getting capped point blank is something I always remember from this.Ah I love this book.
@XRay44
@XRay44 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you covered this one! Wouldn't mind seeing Punisher Invades the NAM in a future episode as well.
@jalionelle9303
@jalionelle9303 2 жыл бұрын
I think, regarding the question of “How Did This Happen?”, it’s good to remember the comic landscape in 1995. While Punisher wasn’t as peak as a few years prior / would be when Ennis went Max, he was still -everywhere- and “cool anti-heroes” were a thing (we had -just- finished Dennis O’Neil’s takedown of the concept in the Knight-arcs). Garth going “Let’s have the Punisher fight everyone” was likely not a hard idea to push because someone thought “More Punisher? Sure!” The fact that Garth used that as a platform to show the absurdity of how much Frank was interacting with spandex in the mainstream Marvel titles as well as slipping in bits like the Mai Lai Day was actually a pretty good subversion by Ennis. Certainly better than some of his more slapstick ones (and, just because I’m a fanboy of Garth, I will say I think you shortchange his “q-factour” being reliant on “Preacher” as Garth had really grabbed attention in “Hellblazer” well prior, as you all remember from the wonderful discussion of “Dangerous Habits”). Thanks for always being an enjoyable listen!
@Depthcharge2030
@Depthcharge2030 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve always wanted to see a Punisher Garth Ennis book on the couch
@vaggelisbaousis1756
@vaggelisbaousis1756 2 жыл бұрын
Never read this story for obvious reasons. Excellent episode as always. Just hoping all the cut content Sal alluded to on twitter makes it in a tangent.
@Thehotdogman
@Thehotdogman 2 жыл бұрын
This was one of the first comics i ever read. One of my friends recommended it to me. It was a great time. Became an Ennis fan ever since.
@bZman
@bZman 2 жыл бұрын
Another awesome review!!
@hapokas112
@hapokas112 2 жыл бұрын
Nice episode.👍🏻
@SkylightCiel
@SkylightCiel 2 жыл бұрын
I actually remember learning about Mỹ Lai from some reddit post years ago and let me tell you when Sal read that line in the book my jaw has never dropped faster.
@MrBromansa
@MrBromansa 2 жыл бұрын
Punisher MAX and Born are majestic pieces of art, I would love if you guys would do it.
@ThorneIdentity
@ThorneIdentity 2 жыл бұрын
Spider-Man vs Firelord - Nonsense Spider-Man vs Juggernaut - GOLD, baby.
@ChristopherZubin
@ChristopherZubin 2 жыл бұрын
My Lai is a pretty infamous event. People learn about it in history class ( at least I did) but just like the Red Summer, what you learn in history class, sometimes stays there.
@multifan1644
@multifan1644 2 жыл бұрын
@Comicpop you were right Sal, someone would tell you where this book is collected, I happen to be a library clerk and we do have the book it is in which is Marvel Knights Punisher: The Complete Collection Volume 1.
@fcm3d
@fcm3d 2 жыл бұрын
Damn now I wanna see that squirrel girl fight.
@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370
@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370 5 ай бұрын
This is a certified Garth Ennis classic!
@krustian9272
@krustian9272 2 жыл бұрын
my dad has this book (spanish edition) and was one of the first comics that ive read
@KiramidHead
@KiramidHead 2 жыл бұрын
I have it collected in the Marvel Knights Punisher Ennis omnibus.
@thepokekid01
@thepokekid01 2 жыл бұрын
27:00 I mean... couldn't he at least had Wolverine covered in Cement (until he was a block) and then dropped the body in the ocean? It would have been 3 more panels max...
@srmadden1979
@srmadden1979 2 жыл бұрын
I don't quite agree with Sals interpretation of Ennis invoking the Mỹ Lai massacre. It sounds more like a dismissal of Captain Americas appeal to morality based on military service. i.e. why would the punishers previous military service make Cap expect better morality or honor from Castle when the military does things like the Mỹ Lai massacre. Ennis might be saying Castle is in the wrong too but he's only a fictional character while the US military actually did the bad things irl and are the actual target of Ennis' distain. All my opinion of course, I can't read Ennis' mind.
@tristanlevesque563
@tristanlevesque563 2 жыл бұрын
I hope you guys do the Punisher Max books!
@TevyaSmolka
@TevyaSmolka 2 жыл бұрын
Punisher kills the marvel universe just seems like a very cynical story by Garth ennis which isn’t a shock to me.
@morganrobinson8042
@morganrobinson8042 2 жыл бұрын
I'd agree, in the "This would probably sell" way. The entire idea reeks of edge and marketing.
@TevyaSmolka
@TevyaSmolka 2 жыл бұрын
@@morganrobinson8042 indeed it does reek of edgy marketing which isn't a shock to me since this was during 90's which was where everything was dark and edgy in the comic book industry.
@rabl3535
@rabl3535 2 жыл бұрын
@@TevyaSmolka …everything Ennis writes is edgelord nonsense, regardless of when it was written
@TevyaSmolka
@TevyaSmolka 2 жыл бұрын
@@rabl3535 that's true and you're right about that especially his work on the boys which is extremely edgelord.
@paulakroy2635
@paulakroy2635 5 ай бұрын
@@rabl3535dumb take
@spencerainsworth269
@spencerainsworth269 2 жыл бұрын
Quality show keep chugging on gang.
@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370
@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370 5 ай бұрын
This comic is basically: all of you, vs me.
@juliagoodwin9510
@juliagoodwin9510 2 жыл бұрын
So a guy with no superpowers can kill off _every single super hero and supervillain_ in the world? I call hax!
@diegoortiz5139
@diegoortiz5139 2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this episode and appreciated Sal explaining the story behind "My Lai", love learning stuff on these.
@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038
@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038 2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised Ben didn't call Microchip Microwave lol
@quackmaster1014
@quackmaster1014 2 жыл бұрын
there's a team-up from the early 00 late 90s with punisher and captain marvel (genis vell), that really rings true to that "how many punisher have you made" where punisher kills a crime lord, and his son sees the murder, then vell shares his "cosmic awareness" showing castle that because of this the kid grows up to be a mass murderer.... then castle shoots the kid.
@kd7100
@kd7100 Жыл бұрын
Give Ben a cigar, he’d be an excellent, new-generation, J. Jonah Jameson… we need to hear him tell us about what a menace Spider-Man is!
@npz1978
@npz1978 4 ай бұрын
This was one of the strangest books I had in my collection (because of its value). I sold it recently, along w a bunch of books. I’m not sure how much that book got me but I enjoyed having it.
@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370
@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370 5 ай бұрын
Isca and Squirrel Girl vs the Marvel Universe. I want that.
@timcline9689
@timcline9689 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, just wow.
@Nathan2fun
@Nathan2fun 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been looking forward to you all covering this story! I’d love to hear your take on the “confederacy of dunces” storyline by Garth.
@kevinkruger1686
@kevinkruger1686 2 жыл бұрын
yes please!
@Mr_ULTMT
@Mr_ULTMT 2 жыл бұрын
This is a pretty cool story. Always wondered why a lotta punisher stuff always has him crapping on other heroes
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